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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of September 23, 2021
Data from the CDC on the Delta variant and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.
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How widespread is the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) in the US?
According to early estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of September 21, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant made up 98.4% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The CDC estimates as of September 21, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:
2. District of Columbia: 99.21%
3. Washington: 98.68%
4. Minnesota: 98.66%
5. New Hampshire: 98.62%
How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?
• 55% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Connecticut: 68.2%
3. Maine: 68%
4. Massachusetts: 67.5%
5. Rhode Island: 67.5%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
• 682 816 deaths
2. Texas: 3 993 805
3. Florida: 3 527 250
4. New York: 2 392 060
5. Illinois: 1 608 825
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 68 342 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 63 247 and New York with 55 066.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 230 447 973 confirmed cases, 4 724 603 deaths, and 6 018 556 696 vaccine doses administered.
